Cannon Fodder:Growing Up for Vietnam

...Your comments are well thoughtout and I generally agree with them. It seems to me that you have written a worthy book and I wish it success.

Sincerely, W. C. Westmoreland" (General, United States Army, Ret.)

Cannon Fodder describes the experiences of US Army service during the Vietnam War from Induction - during the beginning growth of the anti-war movement in 1968 - to Discharge in 1971 - shortly before U.S. ground forces ceased active combat operations. The principle theme of Cannon Fodder are the series of friendly fire casualties on the night of 17-18 February 1970 [*], including the devasting friendly fire attack on a classified signal unit in Bien Hoa. This work was completed in 1980 and accepted by Paragon House Publisher in 1987. You are invited to take a trip back into time and experience, or re-experience, The Vietnam War.

[*] One incident this day was captured in the CBS film "Friendly Fire" (Carrol Burnett, Ned Beatty)